Katie M Strobel, Tahmineh Romero, Katelin Kramer, Erika Fernandez, Catherine Rottkamp, Cherry Uy, Roberta Keller, Laurel Moyer, Francis Poulain, Jae H Kim, Daniel A DeUgarte, Kara L Calkins
OBJECTIVES: To perform a multicenter study to assess growth failure in hospitalized infants with gastroschisis. STUDY DESIGN: This study included neonates with gastroschisis within sites in the University of California Fetal Consortium. The study's primary outcome was growth failure at hospital discharge, defined as a weight or length z score decrease >0.8 from birth. Regression analysis was performed to assess changes in z scores over time. RESULTS: Among 125 infants with gastroschisis, the median gestational age was 37 weeks (IQR 35-37)...
June 2021: Journal of Pediatrics